UK Innovator, Guoqiang Yu, from the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, describes his work developing low-cost optical imaging technologies for noninvasive monitoring of the health and function of tissues and organs.
Dr. Jamie Sturgill’s research focuses on helping her fellow Kentuckians battle lung disease. Learn how NIH funding supports core research facilities making this work possible.
NIH funding drives innovation in brain health. It also supports Dr. Luke Bradley’s research on protecting and restoring brain cells in diseases like Parkinson’s, leading to promising treatments.
Qing Shao has been awarded more than $1.3 million from the U.S. National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine to develop large protein language models for biomedical applications.
The IMPACT Awards initiative is an internal funding program from the Office of the Provost designed to support innovation and transformation within UK’s colleges.
Scholars are selected based on their academic achievements and a statement of interest in research. Four students were selected as 2024-25 Physiology Scholars.
